Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad
Human dirofilariasis is a type of zoonotic infection caused by the Dirofilarial species. It is a type of roundworm which is commonly seen in dogs, cats and is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. Microfilaria is rarely produced in humans. Although clinically they can have varied presentations, it...
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| author | M M Gitanjali Prasannakumar G Konapur Hasaf Kolakkadan K Nabeel Azeez |
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| description | Human dirofilariasis is a type of zoonotic infection caused by the Dirofilarial species. It is a type of roundworm which is commonly seen in dogs, cats and is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. Microfilaria is rarely produced in humans. Although clinically they can have varied presentations, it usually presents as ocular or subcutaneous nodules. Definitive diagnosis requires histopathological findings of this worm. We hereby report three cases of Dirofilariasis from a tertiary care hospital in Wayanad. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-340f5ab3f3f040eda9bac3464e7dda502025-01-22T15:14:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49290974-51302023-02-0167120420610.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1051_21Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, WayanadM M GitanjaliPrasannakumar G KonapurHasaf KolakkadanK Nabeel AzeezHuman dirofilariasis is a type of zoonotic infection caused by the Dirofilarial species. It is a type of roundworm which is commonly seen in dogs, cats and is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. Microfilaria is rarely produced in humans. Although clinically they can have varied presentations, it usually presents as ocular or subcutaneous nodules. Definitive diagnosis requires histopathological findings of this worm. We hereby report three cases of Dirofilariasis from a tertiary care hospital in Wayanad.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1051_21dirofilariaparasitesubcutaneous nodule |
| spellingShingle | M M Gitanjali Prasannakumar G Konapur Hasaf Kolakkadan K Nabeel Azeez Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology dirofilaria parasite subcutaneous nodule |
| title | Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad |
| title_full | Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad |
| title_fullStr | Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad |
| title_short | Human dirofilariasis – Unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules: Case series from a tertiary care hospital, Wayanad |
| title_sort | human dirofilariasis unforeseen lesion in subcutaneous nodules case series from a tertiary care hospital wayanad |
| topic | dirofilaria parasite subcutaneous nodule |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1051_21 |
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